7 occurrences

'Devour' in the Bible

and I will lay waste to her vines and her fig trees, of which she said, "They [are] my payment for prostitution, which my lovers gave to me." I will make them a forest, and the wild animals of the field will devour them.

Verse ConceptsForestsFig treeAnimals, religious role ofVinesDestruction Of PlantsWild Animals DevouringWages Of A Prostitute

They have dealt faithlessly with Yahweh because they have borne illegitimate children. Now [the] new moon will devour them with their fields.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To GodNew Moon FestivalBeginning Of PeriodsUnfaithful

All of them are hot as an oven, and they devour their rulers. All their kings have fallen; there is none who calls to me amongst them.

Verse ConceptsComplacencyHeatHot ThingsAttitudes Towards KingsNot Praying

Foreigners devour his strength, and he does not know [it]; {mold} is also sprinkled upon him, and he does not know [it].

Verse ConceptsForeignersFalse ConfidenceHairsGreyIgnorance Of EvilIgnorant Of FactsAliensHair

Because they sow the wind, they will reap the whirlwind. [The] standing grain does not have heads; it will not yield flour. [And] if it would yield, strangers would devour it.

Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstDebaucherySowing And ReapingUnfruitfulnessWeather, As God's JudgmentWhirlwindsWindFruits Of SinReapingNot Reaping What You SowSuffering From ForeignersHurricanesReaping What You Sowsowing

Israel has forgotten his maker and built palaces, and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; but I will send fire on his cities and it will devour her strongholds.

Verse ConceptsFortificationsForgettingFortified CitiesBuildingGrowth Of EvilDestruction Of HousesBurning CitiesCreation Of All Mankind

I will attack them like a bear robbed of her offspring, and I will tear open the covering of their heart; there I will devour them like a lion, like an animal of the field would mutilate them.

Verse ConceptsPeople Torn To PiecesThe Act Of OpeningWild Animals DevouringGod Like A LionLike CreaturesBereavement

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